Southern Provinces

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This article is about Morocco's administration of Western Sahara. For other territories, see Southern Province.
Current map of the territories controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and the Southern Provinces of Morocco

The Southern Provinces[a] or Moroccan Sahara[b] are the terms used by the Moroccan government to refer to the occupied territory[1][2] of Western Sahara. These designations encompass the entirety of Western Sahara, which spans three of Morocco's 12 top-level administrative regions. The term "Southern Provinces" is frequently used on Moroccan state television (e.g. weather forecasts, news maps, and official statements).


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  1. ^ "A/RES/35/19 - E - A/RES/35/19". Question of Western Sahara. p. 214. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 8 Apr 2021.
  2. ^ Christian Walter; Antje von Ungern-Sternberg; Kavus Abushov (5 June 2014). Self-Determination and Secession in International Law. OUP Oxford. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-19-100692-0.